Saturday, August 1, 2020
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COVID Cases
OCReg: Coronavirus tracker: California reported 11,150 new cases and 183 new deaths, as of July 31
- AP: California officials report first virus death of a child
- SDUT: Coronavirus cases in California surpass 500,000 in troubling milestone
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Medical Entitlements
CalM: “Go on Medi-Cal to get that”: Why Californians with mental illness are dropping private insurance to get taxpayer-funded treatment
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OC Register Editorial
OCReg: California Supreme Court again punts on pension reform
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Taxpayers Beware
SFC: CA Democrats want to tax millionaires: top state tax rate would be 16.8%
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Marine Accident
AP: Search stretches on for 8 missing after Marine craft sinks -
Newsom's Failed Leadership
Governor Newsom announces more indoor business closures for many California counties
- SBSun: Pandemic economics pushing Southern California cities to consider cannabis
- FresBee: See which counties are on California’s coronavirus watchlist
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Education: School Daze
CG: Psychiatrist Warns: Parents and Kids Can’t Hang in There For Another Semester -
Worker Pay Cut
SacBee: State workers got a smaller pay cut than planned this week due to payroll mistake -
Under the Dome
CG: More Bills Pulled Due To Limited Summer Session
- CG: Senate Public Safety Comm. Passes Drug, Alcohol Immunity In Sexual Assault Cases Bill
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Iran vs. California
AP: Iran says it detains leader of California-based exile group -
Unemployment Benefits
CalM: Filing for unemployment? Here’s how California is scrambling to respond -
Wildfire Season
AP: Southern California wildfire prompts evacuation of 200 homes
- PE: Wildfire in Cherry Valley burns at least 900 acres, evacuations ordered
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Campaign 2020: 17-Year Old Voting
CG: Critics Of Proposition to Allow 17-Year-Old Voters In Primaries Ramp Up Opposition -
Paradise Rebuilds
AP: ‘Rebuilding Paradise’ looks at emotional toll of deadly fire -
Border Wall
SDUT: Supreme Court sides with Trump on building border wall with diverted military funds
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Veep 2020
AP: ‘Building bridges’: How Bass became a leading VP contender - LAT $: Kamala Harris supporters mobilize to soften VP concerns by Joe Biden advisors
- SacBee: Kamala Harris settled with a top aide who lost her job, and both sides agreed to keep quiet
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MSM Bias: Agenda Driven News
SacBee: Sacramento Bee names editor for community-funded team of journalists covering equity
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The Golden Pen
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Honoring the great economist Milton Friedman
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Ronald Stein
FH: Answering Questions about California’s Dysfunctional Energy Policies -
Mario Rodriguez
OCReg: Latinos will prosper with four more years of Trump: Mario Rodriguez -
Michele Daugherty
FH: “Affordable Housing” Could Actually Be Affordable with CEQA Reform -
Reid Thomas
CG: Why 2020 is Primed For Opportunity Zone Investments -
Joel Fox
FH: Sacrificing for the Environment—To a Point
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Sal Rodriguez
OCReg: If you want to help minorities and the poor, get government out of the way -
Scott Shackford
Reason: California's Top Court Rules Against Pension Spiking -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Sacramento leaders to vote on amended ‘strong mayor’ ballot measure. See what’s changed - SacBee: Judge rules Sacramento can keep rent control measure off November ballot
- SacBee: Sacramento spent $275,000 on a study of how to save money. Where are the results?
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East Bay
SFC: Berkeley officer opens fire in city’s first police shooting since 2012 -
SF Bay Area
SFC: San Francisco plans to redirect $120 million from law enforcement to Black community
- LAT $: 31 workers at 4 Bay Area Costcos are infected by COVID-19; stores stay open
- SFC: SFMTA votes down Caltrain sales tax proposal, bringing system closer to a shutdown
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South Bay
SJMN: Theranos founder Holmes hit with 12th fraud charge — again -
Central Valley
FresBee: Fresno activists rally against Portland federal police activity - State COVID-19 help coming soon, but Stanislaus County once again waits for answers
- FresBee: Fresno schools release distance learning plan. Teachers say it’s short on key details
- Stanislaus schools Superintendent Kuykendall to join Rep. Harder in telephone town hall
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Cornavirus death toll in San Luis Obispo County reaches 15 - CalCoast: SLO County’s Dan Dow responds to questions about prosecuting worshipers
- CalCoast: Tilting at windmills and Paso Robles garbage rates
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Coronavirus update: 241 new cases, 2 new deaths - VCStar $: Oxnard, residents may split $200M seawall costs
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Los Angeles County
AP: LA police video shows protester with hands up shot in head - LADN: LA County reports another 69 coronavirus deaths
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Orange County
OCReg: Coronavirus swings toward Orange County’s younger crowd
- LADN: Walt Disney, other donors contribute $50 million to proposed Carson athletic complex
- OCReg: Coronavirus: 14 new deaths, 418 new cases reported in Orange County on July 31
- VOC: Public Protest and Questions Push Water Board Decision on Huntington Beach Desal Project’s Permit to Aug. 7
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Riverside County
SBSun: Riverside extends emergency shelter program for homeless at risk for coronavirus - PE: Half of Riverside County’s 37,011 coronavirus cases came in July
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San Bernardino County
PE: San Bernardino County names new public health director -
San Diego County
SDUT: City Attorney opens, quickly closes criminal investigation into Ash Street records leak - SDUT: Two North County gyms cited for health order violations
- SDUT: San Diego signs first-ever 'project labor' deal to help revive stalled $5B Pure Water project
- VOSD: City Botched High-Rise Deal from Acquisition to Renovation, Investigation Finds